James Heathman Horton

9 January 1931- 5 May 2017 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged over 300 vascular plant specimens collected by James Heathman Horton. As we…

Douglas Dwight Sharp

…we will find more specimens collected by Mr. Sharp.   Mr. Sharp’s obituary: “Douglas Dwight Sharp Passed away on April 29, 2017 at the age of 71. Doug obtained a…

Ken E. Rogers

…received 15 years in prison, from which he escaped. After a time at the University of Tehran (Iran), he returned to the U.S. under a pseudonym and died in 2017.””1…

Richard J. LeBlond

…of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program in 1994. LeBlond retired from the Heritage Program in April, 2007. In 2017 he completed reviewing (and annotating as needed) all NCU’s specimens…

NCBGF Statements

…Ended 2019 Audited Financial Statements 2017 Form 990 Fiscal Year Ended 2018 Audited Financial Statements 2016 Form 990 Fiscal Year Ended 2017 Audited Financial Statements 2015 Form 990 Fiscal Year…

Andrew Clark Mathews

…and Google earth (5 October, 2014)   The nation was reeling from the weight of the Great Depression when Franklin Roosevelt was elected President. One of his first acts as…

Hiden Toy Cox, Jr.

from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His plant and fungal specimens are curated by NCU. He earned his undergraduate degree from Furman University in 1937, then came to…

Walking with Walter and William

…(NC): North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks. Available from https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/index.php 2. Wikipedia contributors. “Thomas Walter (botanist).” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Apr. 2022….